Rudy Havenstein — How to Fix America's Accountability Crisis (EP.255)

Rudy Havenstein is a writer and satirist known for his sharp critiques of America's sprawling institutions and the elites who run them.
He joins the show to discuss the accountability crisis in America — how it manifests across political life and, most importantly, what we can do to fix it.
Important Links:
• Rudy's Twitter (x.com/RudyHavenstein)
• Rudy's Substack (rudy.substack.com)
Show Notes:
• Why we should fear hyperinflation
• "The Fed is Congress' drug dealer"
• The Great Financial Crash & America's accountability crisis
• How to disagree agreeably
• How democracy REALLY works
• Why we should bring back Glass-Steagall
• The problem of cluelessness
• Solutions to the accountability crisis
• What has happened to investigative journalism?
• Why partisanship is overstated
• Rudy as World Emperor
• MORE!
Books Mentioned:
• Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval; by Jon Hilsenrath
• Deterring Democracy; by Noam Chomsky
• The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government; by Philip K. Howard